France Quits War as Hitler Mussolini Set Meeting
Berlin reports Hitler and Mussolini will confer on terms of France's surrender after Petain's radio appeal to lay down arms. The axis leaders may meet near the western front with Paris's government already collapsed and German forces advancing through Alsace Lorraine and toward Orleans.
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Berlin
France
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Rome
Munich
Axis
Britain
Marshal Petain
Sodiey
Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Benito Mussolini
Wilhelmstrasse
Petain Seeks Armistice in Mediation by Spain
Marshal Petain announced by radio that France is seeking an armistice through mediation of Spain after meeting his new cabinet. He said he contacted the adversary to discuss stopping the fight and noted ongoing battles around Laigle Chauteaudun the Loire region and south of Avallon. The cabinet convened to await developments as the fate of the French fleet and Maginot line loomed.
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Berlin
France
Germany
Alsace
Lorraine
Maginot Line
Orleans
Loire River
Marshal Petain
England
Bordeaux
uLitiu
Liz
Petain
Verdun
Republic
Spain
Paul Reynaud
Reynaud
United States
Laigle
Chateaudun
Loire
Avallon
Europe
Basel
Switzerland
Tulsa cadet, two others killed in midair plane crash
An army flying cadet, a civilian instructor, and a civilian student died when two training planes collided six miles east of Tulsa Municipal Airport during practice. A farm girl was injured by debris and her great uncle slipped and fell escaping the wreck. The cadets were Daniel B. Stone, Louis A. Seibel, and John A. Langmaid. Stone, a University of Kansas graduate, was engaged to Irma McManus and had recent work as a bacteriologist.
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Tulsa
Okla
Army
Municipal Airport
Louis A. Seibel
St. Louis
Spartan Air School
John A. Langmaid
Bryn Mawr
Daniel 3B. Stone
Wellington
San
Daniel B. Stone
Jack
University of Kansas
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Tex
Stone
Irma McManus
Haynes-Keene
Fritzel Dairy Products Company
G. E. Stone
French fronts broken as German thrusts create gaps
A French military spokesman stated no continuous front remains as German offensives create gaps between four French armies. He noted heavy artillery losses and equipment taken. The Second Army defending Paris has retreated to the Loire near Tours. First Army south of the line by Rouen and Evereux. Third Army in Champagne region breached. Fourth Army on the Alps front remains intact with no Italian attack yet.
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Bordeaux
France
Petain
Paris
Loire
Tours
Rouen
Evereux
Champagne
Alps
Two Conferences Open in Lawrence for Education and Insurance Courses
About 700 educators and insurance men from across Kansas gather in Lawrence for two University of Kansas conferences. The education conference opens at Fraser theater with Chancellor Deane Mallott and Dr. Walter Myer, while the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents hosts a first Kansas short course on fire casualty and surety insurance in the Union building.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Deane W. Malott
Fraser Theater
Union
Kansas Association of Insurance Agents
University
Walter E. Myer
Current Events Authority
Washington, D.C
Myer
Frank T. Stockton
Insurance
Roosevelt Freezes All French Assets in United States
President Roosevelt signed documents freezing French credits and capital in the United States to prevent marketing of wealth. Officials estimate France held well over $1,000,000,000 in gold cash and securities in the United States, with French gold totaling about $2,000,000,000.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
France
Federal Reserve Board
Canada
Stock Market Index Lingers at 49.9 as Vacation Notes Hit
The index for 60 stocks holds at 49.9 with a Saturday reading of 40.9. Readers are urged to watch for mail delivery during vacation and to renew a Journal-World subscription before summer departure.
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Journal- World
War Bulletins From Rome to London and Washington
June 17 reports Mussolini and Ciano leaving Rome en route to meet Hitler over France armistice. Pe tain seeks peace with Germany. fierce battle near Pontarlier blocks German movement. Bank of England bans Canada US stock trading to conserve exchange. Spain invited to armistice talks as intermediary. British port ships must crew for defense. US says Paris occupation peaceful. American staff healthy per envoy Bullit.
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Rome
Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Adolf Hitler
France
London
Bank of England
United States
Admiralty
United Kingdom
Britain vows to fight on alone against Hitler
Churchill in an international radio broadcast says Britain will continue the war alone until Hitler is defeated. France’s capitulation shocks Paris and London, but Britain plans to carry on with empire support. The fate of the French fleet looms as a critical factor in Britain’s resolve.
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Britain
Hitler
Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
United States
NBC
CBS
France
Germany
England
Britain Expects Hitler Invasion Attempt This Summer
Lincoln England June 17 Sir Nevile Henderson warned a meeting that Hitler will likely attempt invasion in June or July rather than August or September He urged all able bodied men to learn rifle use saying Hitler could starve bomb or invade to defeat Britain and that Britain must turn professional to win away from amateur defenses
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Lincoln
England
Nevile Henderson
Adolf Hitler
Nevile
Britain
Germany
Hitler
State Department Monitors European Developments June 17
Secretary Hull said the State Department is closely studying all questions from European developments and the armistice request by France. He noted inquiries about 3,000 Americans in the Bordeaux region and that fighting had ceased with no danger to them. Hull also said no change in Ambassador Bullitt or the French ambassador’s status was under consideration.
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Washington
Hull
State Department
France
Department
Bordeaux
William C. Bullitt
Paris
United States
Army Recruiting Progress Reported for National Drive
The army said it was past the halfway point in its push to enlist 15,000 more soldiers by June 30. Auction Sale notice lists 1435 Ohio Street with Friday at 1 p.m. details on the Want Ad page.
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Army
Washington
Ohio
British move to transform isle into a fortress
London reports Prime Minister Churchill to propose a total wartime mobilization. Every able bodied man aged 18 to 65 would be called. Coastlines would host 24 hour watches and all telephones, transport, and farmland would be mobilized for defense.
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Isle
London
Britain
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Music Camp Opens With Record High Attendance
The fifth annual Midwestern Music camp at the University opens as over 120 high school students arrive with about 50 university participants and supervisors. Enrollments include 1385 to 140 high school musicians, with unit groups in band orchestra and chorus, and a reduced fee of 25 dollars for Lawrence residents.
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Russell L. Wiley
Wiley
Liberty Memorial High School
Lawrence
David T.lawson
Topeka
Britain to Take Over French War Plane Deliveries
The British government will assume delivery of more than 3,100 war planes contracted by France, with 2,700 combat types and the rest trainers. Six factories will push production toward maximum output by fall, though exact delivery dates were not disclosed.
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New York
Weed Notice Issued For Property Cleanup
You are notified to cut the weeds on your property or the city will cut them and assess the cost against your property under Ordinance No. 1777. City Attorney William Stone signs the notice.
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Wm. Stone
City
Lawrence Man Among 12 Airmen Killed in Midair Crash
A midair collision near Mitchel Field killed twelve army airmen including Lieut. Paul Burlin came of Louisville and several graduates of West Point. The crash destroyed two twin motor planes and set nearby homes ablaze in New York City.
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New York
New York City
Army Air Reserve Corps
Mitchel Field
Long Island
Kelly Field
Texas
Paul Burlincame
Louisville
West Point
Fifty four pass exams for flight training quota
Fifty four students had passed physical examinations by noon today making them eligible for flight training under the CAA program. The quota for the training course at K U is 60 and it was expected that the few required to close the course would be examined this afternoon. Investigate Philco refrigerates Miller Furniture Co adv.
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CAA
Lyle S. Powell
K. U
Planes Flown Across U S Borders To Speed Aid
The United States authorized war planes to be flown directly across American borders to deliver to allies. Treasury and State Department interpret border stops as unnecessary, allowing title transfer over the boundary after purchase. Edward F. Foley Jr. drafted the treasury opinion.
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Washington
United States
The
Treasury
State Department
Europe
Edward F. Foley, Jr
Kaw Valley potato washer aims to clean and sort produce
Alfred Heck and sons of Lawrence install the first Jen kins washer in the Kaw valley to wash and sort five carloads of potatoes daily. The 1,000 pound machine uses ten brushes and 30 gallons of water per minute, with potential pre cooling. Farmers plan to harvest 150 acres as weather improves.
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Alfred Heck and Sons
Lawrence Growers
Jenkins
Heck
W. H. Wheie
Scottsbluff
Neb
Topeka
First Grain Arrives at Lawrence Elevators
The first load of new crop grain reaches Lawrence when Dan Smith and son bring dressed barley to Derby Grain. The barley tests 45 pounds per bushel, priced at 85 cents per bushel under the government loan rate. Wheat ripening and rye binding continue with 90 acres shocked. rye is threshed with a special machine to keep straw bundles intact and baled for archery target and horse collar factories.
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Lawrence
Dan Smith
G. R. Herb
Guy Shultz
Oklahoma Republican Dewey supporter named temporary resolutions head
Herbert K. Hyde of Oklahoma City was chosen as temporary chairman of the Republican national convention resolutions committee. Professor Glenn Saxon of Yale was elected temporary secretary after Rhode Islander Henry P. Fletcher nominated him. The party also discussed a platform critique of the Roosevelt record in preparation for the campaign.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert K. Hyde
Oklahoma City
Okla
Hyde
Resolutions Committee
Glenn Saxon
Yale University
Republican National Committee
Henry P. Fletcher
Rhode Island
Saxon
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
We ‘Tions Committee
Segard
National Committee
Roosevelt
Memorial for Frank Hart Olney Longtime Lawrence educator dies
Frank Hart Olney known as Pap to thousands of students died at home on 815 Indiana street after a long illness. He taught and supervised in Lawrence schools since 1893 and served as Liberty Memorial high school principal for 32 years. Funeral set for Plymouth Congregational church with burial in Oak Hill. survivors include wife Avery and son Avery F. Olney of Phoenix, plus siblings.
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William C. Hail
Missouri Street
Liberty Memorial High School
University of Kansas
Hail
School of Business
R.O.T.C
Ft. Crockett
Tex
Frank Hart Olney
Indiana Street
Avery
Olney
Plymouth Congregational Church
Joseph F. King
Oak Hill Cemetery
Avery F. Olney
Phoenix
Ariz
Fred Deskins
Lawrence
Mattie Deskins
Spring Hill
Kan
G. S. Olney
Waverley
S. S. Olney
Newton
Board of Education
F. H. Olney
Lfe
Frank Hart Olneys
Liberty Memorial High
C. B. Cunningham
Neal Wherry
Heat and Humidity Grip Topeka With Scattered Thunderstorms
Topeka reports hot humid weather with minimal relief for residents. crops may benefit though soil moisture remains adequate for now. Light rain fell mainly in the southeast. Chanute logged 1.47 inches while Eureka Fort Scott Anthony and Independence had lighter totals. Highs reach 90 to 95, lows 56 to 70 as moisture-laden air slows wheat ripening and harvesting.
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Kansas
S. D. Flora
Chanute
Eureka
Fort Scott
Anthony
Independence
Missouri
Oklahoma
Phillipsburg
Elkhart
Tribune
Mercury
Weather outlook with scattered storms across Kansas
Kansas forecast shows generally fair conditions in the west and cloudy skies in the east tonight and Tuesday, with scattered thunder showers in the southeast and far east Tuesday afternoon. No significant temperature change expected. 24 hour high 90, low around 71, Sunday comparison high 97, low 75.
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Kansas
Harts
Salm
Peter Say
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